Motion indicator and recorder.



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APPLICATION FILED MAB.25.1907.

No. 885,529. PATRNTRD APR. 21, 190s.

W. s. RUSH.

MOTION INDICATOR AND RECORDER.

APPLICATION FILED MABUZS. 1907.

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ATTORNEY No. 885,529.` PATBNTED APR. 21, 1908.

` w. s. RUSH.

MOTION INDICATOR AND RECORDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAB..Z5.1907.

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'a @@@QM ATTORNEY WALTER S. RUSH, Ol" l`@AY FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

MOTION INDICATDR AND REORDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 21,1908.

Application filed March 25, 1907. Serial No. 364,468.

To all whom it 'may concern:

Re it known that l, WALTER S. RUSH, a citi-,wn olh the United States ol America, resident oi' the city and county of San Francisco and State of California,.have invented new and useful Improvements in a Motion Indicator and Recorder, of which the following is :1. specification.

This invention relates to improvements made in means or devices to indicate in the pilot-house, or other station on a vessel, the direction in which the engine is running, and also the chan es or variations in the direction and the c aracter of its motion.

The invention has several features in common with a motion-indicator combined with mechanism for Vrecording in a permanent form the movements of the engines as indicated by the motion-indicator, which I have iliade the subject of an application for Letters Patent filed on the 23rd day of January, 1907, Serial N o. 353,720. But instead of being combined for operation with the wellknown bell-pulls for operating the bells in the engine-room, as in the application above referred to, the present improvements are designed for operation in combination or in connection with a telegraph or other signaling means in which visual, as well as audible signals are employed to direct the engineer. l

These improvements relate more particularly to a novel construction of motionindieating device having reciprocating motion in a right line in harmony with the motion of the engine; also, to novel means for operating :i traveling record-strip with a progressive movement of greater or less duration; also, to novel means of operating recording-devices from the motion-indicator and also from the telegraph, or signaling means.

'lhe improvements embrace, also, the combination with a motion-indicator and reeA corder of an alarm or signaling-device so operated from or through the movements of the signaling-mechanism, or the indicator, as to sound a `warning-signal in the engineroom in the event of the shaft being caused to move in a contrary direction, or manner, to that which the signal calls for.

The improvements .embrace also, an improved motion-indicator and recorder for a .ships engine having several novel and useful features, all vas hereinafter -described and specification.

ing a detail view similar to Fig. 3.

The following description explains at length the nature of this invention, and the manner in which I proceed to produce, apply 'and carry out the same, the accompanying drawings being referred to herein by figures and letters.

Figure 1 of the drawing is a front-eleva tion of a motion-indicator and recorder embodying my said invention and combined with a telegraph signal showing the parts of the indicating-device and the recordingmechanism inclosed in the same case from which the front is removed, exce ting the portion of the front-plate immediate y around the opening where the indicator-hand is exposed to view. Fig. 2 illustrates the means em loyed to vibrate the indicating-device an change its position from one side to the other of the sight-opening from the reversing gear of an upright marine-engine. Fig. 3 is a detail, on an enlarged scale, of the means for actuating the type-bars of the recording-device, the same being a cross-section at EE, Fig. 1. Fi 4 is a transverse section Vthrough Fig. 1, on t ie line D-D, Fig. 1, the indicating mechanism bein omitted. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectiona view on the line C-(, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a similar sectional view on the line W-W, Fig. 1. Figs. 7 and 8 are details in elevation and plan, respectively, of the winding mechanism connected with the clock-mechanism which moves the recordstrip. Fig. 9 illustrates a modification of the type-bar actuating-mechanism, the same be- Y Figs. 10 and 11 illustrate another modification of type-bar actuating mechanism; Fig. 11 heing an elevation taken from the right of F 1g.

10.l Fig. 12 is a detail7 on an enlarged scale,

detail, on an enlarged scale, of the device v ent invention consists of a hand a situated at a sight-opening c in the front-plate z of the engine frame being situated in t e case W, and attached to, or connected with, a bard towhich areciprocat' movement is' imparted by connecting the ar with some continuously moving part of the engine, such as the cross-head in a reciprocating engine, so that a vibratory, or short reciprocatin movement is imparted to the bar d, and I5y that part tothemdicator connected to it, and the vibrations of that art will correspond to the reciprocations of t e cross-head. The bar d 'is movable in guides 2 2 in the case, and from its lower end a wire 3 is carried in the required direction by bell-cranks or sheaves 4 to the engine, where the-wire 3 is connected with some part of the driving-inechanisni that chan es its position with the changes made in t e direction of rotation of shaft, such as the reversing lever 20.

One end of a contact lever 5 which is mounted upon some'convenient art of the ath of the linger 6, is struck by that part as t e slide c is driven by the crank g, thereb producing a reciprocating movement of the and a from the movements of the crank. The part 'a thus being vibrated in harmony with the revolutions of the engineshaft,"indicates the motion of the shaft. A coiled-spring 7 connected to the lever 5 acts in opposition to the finger 6, causing the lever to return or move in the o posite direction to that in which it is moved by the iin er 6. Y

Attached to a lgixed oint in the case and connected to the bar is a coiled-spring 8, the tension of which acts contrary to the force of the lever 5. This spring 8 has the additional function of. shifting the indicator (1y from a workingposition on one side of the center of the sight-opening over to the opposite side at the instant that the motion of the engine is reversed. l

The indicator a by its osition on one side or the other of the center of the sight-opening indicates the particular direction in which the vessel is being driven, whether ahead or astern"; whereas, by its vibratory, or short reciprocating movement it indicates the character of the motion, Whether it be fast or slow, and Whether the engine be in motion or at rest. The indicator a is moved in harmony with the revolutions of the engine-driven shaft by connecting it with a moving part of the engine, as before described; and by connecting it, as well, with y 4the reversing-gear'of the engine, or with some part of the en ine-mechanism `that occupies one osition W en the engine is running for# war and another position when the engine is reversed. B being so connected, the bar d will eifect by its movement a change in the. Workingy position of the indicator as often as the direction of the motion or travel of the engine-driven shaft takes place. A simple v towards the sto esmas and effective way to make this change or adustment of the indicator a is illustrated in igs. l and 15, wherein the indicator o, is fixed to or forms a normally in a certain position on the bar d by a friction-clutch comprising a spring-held b ock 12- provided with a serrated face that is held against a corresponding surface 13 on the bar d by a coiled-spring bearing against the back of the block.

The sleeve 10 is limited in its movement by stops 15-16 so as to have less movement than the bar d under certain conditions; the stops bein so laced on o posite sides of the sleeve 10 t at y a long t ow or movement of the bar exceedingv its ordina strokes or reciprocations the lower sto will limit the length ofthe movement of tlie sleeve in one direction, and the remain` stop 16 will similarlylijrnitits movement in the opposite direction'f'thus allowing for any variation in the length of the connectin wires.

The wires'3-18 connecting the indicator with the 'reversing-gear of the engine are attached to the reversing-lever 20. at 19, as well as to the lever 5, and tension thereon is maintained by the coiled-sprinvr 8, the retractile force 'of which draws the im d through as guides 2 when the lever 2() is thrown over to the left and the wires are allowed to slacken. The bard at such time being drawn upward by the coiled-spring 8 will bring the sleeve 10 16.v On the other hand, when the reversing-lever 20 isv moved to the right to change the direction of the engine, the spring 8 will yield to the strain on the wires 3*-18 andthe bar d will be drawn down. By that long movement the sleeve 10 will be brought towards the stop 15, and the indicator a which is attached to, or is a part of, the sleeve will be set in a dilferent workingiposition on the opposite side of thi` center of the sight-opening. These positions are indicated in Fig. 1, by the dotted lines and the full lines respectively. i

part of a sleeve 10 held In that position of the indicator reprcsented by the dotted lines it will indicate the motion astern; and in the position." 'repre-l sented in full lines, that the engine' is'iliiving the vessel ahead. The two Ep'ositf'ris' flare usually distinguished by the woril's Ahead and Astern marked'on theffb'ack of'tlie' escapes i able lweb of paper, or'record-strip, a ermanentrecord, of the abvedesciibed c anges taking. place in the Working-position of the indicator a, anda record is-made also of the barsoperated by l,or-from the movements ofthe telegraph -or signaling mechanism, and also a recording-device actuated by or from lthe parts that give vibratory motion to the indicator a, and operating to mark a continuous line on the record-strip; The vtwo ysets of records produced by these means are made fr convenience upon thel lsamel recordstrip, on which the type-bars print letters or characters of different kinds in separate rows or series so arrangedl or disposedas to enable thel records" of one slet. of signals' or movements of the indicator to be readilydistinguished from the other, and one set to be read -also with reference to the other. In the present construction employed' the recording device records the motions andthe variations in the motions when the engine or the shaft o eratcd by it is -revolvin in a forward direction, and also when the i ire'etion of the niotion is changed; and the ty e-bars are ein ployed to make a record of t ie signals'transmitted tothe engine-room.

In the last mentioned mechanism4 two sets of type-bars are arranged in line across the record-strip above an inkin -ribbon m, on which the type on the end of tIie har is caused to strike by the reactive force of the bar as often 'as that art is raised and allowed to drop. The in' ing-ribbon may be fed intermittently by any well-known meansoperated fi'oni the same `meclianisms.that give movement to the ty e-bars or record-strip. The type-bars and tie actuating means in both sets being the same in construction and o eration, a description of one type-bar and t ie means actuating it will apply as well to all the others. A solid shaft 23 supported in brackets across the record-strip forms a common axis for a number of concentrically.

placed sleeves 24, 25,".26 of regularly increasing diameters, and regularly decreasing in length one over the next, and each `also separately rotatable on the next smaller one.

Each type-bar is a strip of spring metal p fixedat one end to a stationary su port` 30 and having sufficient stifnessto ho d the type-head t on its free end normall contact with the record-strip. he impression of the type on the aperis-produced y bending the bar out o its normal lane,

paper The means referably employed to sc draw back and re ease the type-bar coml prises the. sleeve or short tubularshaft for each bar, having alimited oscillatory or partially rotative movement on an axis 23 diout of and then allowing it to spring towar s; therectly over. the bar' .and provided with 'two 4radi'alai'ms 28, 29, from each of which' a link extends to and is loosely attachedy tothe type-bar. The'two arms are situated .on o

osite sides of-the axis of rotation, and t e iinks 3 2-33, which areA best formedzof rods or-stiff' Wires, extend through elongated holes in the arms and are each provided withan enlarged head 33 -on the outer end, as seen in Fig. 3. Each of the radial arms its movement toward the type-bar Vwhen the sleeve isturned on its axis will slip .or play in. the link j but on the movement of the arm in the opposite' direction it will drawthe type-bar with it and thus bend thel bar out of-its normal plane.

One or the other of the radialarms will act on the type-bar, therefore, inthe rotation of the sleeve in either direction, andan impression willv be made on the paperbya particulartype-bar when its actuating sleeve is turned on its axis,

whether in one direction or the other. Such -rotative movement of the sleeve is reduced yby a pin 3 5 on the outer lend of the s eeve engaging a sto on a slide-plate over which the outer end o thesleeve extends; the pin being fixed inthe sleeve at right angles to the 'other onthe left, there are. two slides r s. each having a series of stops 40, 41, 42, 43.

The stops on the slide r and .those correspondingly numbered on the ,other slide s correspond in number with the type-bars tol..

.be operated. In the particular construction herein described seven separate type-bars are employed to make as many different records, and the same are arranged in two 'sets of three t e-bars p each upon o osite sides of a middI) pp e type-bar so as to .provide two sets of records; o'f w ich those on the rightbeing o erated by the slides, serve to krecord thedi erent signals on the astern side of the'telegraph dial,an l those on the left that areoperated by the other slide 'rj make separate records of the corres )ending signals on the Hforward" or ahead side of the dial. llhe middle type-bar q iscommon to both sets of records and is operated by either slide to record every sto i'signal, and also every start signal as t ie same is transmitted. To that end the middle typebar is actuated by a set of radial arms 48 49 vfixed to and extending from the central solid shaft 23 that`also supports and forms the axis for the sleeves which are seteoiicentrically thereon. By virtue of this arrangement the two sets of ty e-bars mark on the `record-strip every signa transmitted to the engine-room through the telegraph or signahng means by which orders are given from the pilot-house.

The first type-bar in each set which is near- I i est the stop" type-bar, or middle type-bar.

q, prints the letter i" F or B according as Y printing the letter S as often as the pointer the signal is set to ""-.F"orward, or HBa'ckis moved away from the si val -S,.towardsv the `forward sides vllt-furt ery movement of the slide r inthe same .direction brings the second stop 41 in contact withthe ypin 36 on ward on the dial; the second and third typediars print the nuimrals 1 and 2 denoting respectively, slowl4 halfspeed. and fullspeedf' either ahead or astern, according as the pointer c of the dial 50 is moved from the center S to the left or to the right. `The middle type-bar g being always operated when the pointer is moved to or away from the center, vmakes a record record 'not only of every changeimade inan` of every stop signal as well as countermanding it before every start signal. Additional type-bars can be provided'when a telegraph contains .additional signals. Operating each ty ebar in every movement of the slide in eitiier direction in this manner has the advantage' of giving' a permanent order or signal, but also of the interval of time elapsing between a signal and the one substituted for, or followi it. 4

A wire or cable 45 carried end of one slide over guide-pulleys 51, 52 and down to theotherslide, is attached to the upper end of the op osite slide. From-the lower or opposite en of each slide the wires f 46 and 56 running outthrough the bottom of the case are turned in the pro er direction by guide-pulleys to be connecte with the) wires- 55, 57 that run from the telegraph t the engine-room. These connections are so made that when the pointerof the telegraph is moved from its' .position onthe center toward the left to transmit any one of the signals on the forward side, the left .slide r will be drawn down and' the right slide-s will move in the opposite direction. Or, if the pointer v be moved tov th right to transmit the signals on the opposite side lof the dial, the slide s will be drawn down and the slide 1' on the left will be drawn upward. f

In the' resent construction the slides are connectedp directly with the wires 55 -57 leading from the engine-room to and around the sheave 50 of the telegraph, and thence back to the engine-room, where they are connected in the usual manner with the sheave or part that operates the index at'that end. The wire 46 attached to the lower endl of the right slide is connected at 58 to the wire 57 of the telegraph, and thewire 56 attached in like manner to the other slide r is connected at 59 to the wire 55, as seen in Fig. 1.,

The sto s 40,' 41, 42, 43 on the slidesare soy positione with relation to the pins 36, 37, 38 on th'e outer ends of the overlying sleeves 24, 25, 26 and the pin 35 on the center shaft 23, and also with reference to the throw of the slide, that as the pointer of the telegraph is from the -upper the end oftheiirstsleeve 24 immediately surrounding the central shaft, which thereto print the letter'F. Or, if the slide continues to move in the same direction as tho pointer is moved from F to "1, the third.

stop 42 will strike the' pin 37 on the next larger sleeve and-the type-bar operated by that sleeve will print the `signal-number 1.- A further movement ofthe slide r in the same direction will bring the 'fourth stop 43 in working contact with the pin 38 on the outermost or shortest sleeve at the moment-that the pointer indicates on the dial the signal 2 or Full speed ahead, and a record of the same will be made on the paper.

The stops on the slide are arranged at intervals apart, one behind another, to operate the type-'bars at the proper moments with reference to the different positions in which the pointer 'v of the telegraph may be set. The-same arrangement is posite slide s, 'excepting thatits stops 40, 41, 42, 43 correspondingly numbered are necessarily set on an opposing diagonal line for successive action upon th'e central shaft 23 and the three concentric sleeves 24,A 25, 26

liollowedon the op-- composing the serieson4 the right. As one wel] as in. moving down or in the opposite di- -Iection, thus recording when the orders are counterrnanded.

Figs. 9 andl 16 illustrate a construction of type-bar operating means in which the same movements' of. the type-bar are. produced from the sleeve by two dogs ,60, 61, loosely attached to the type-bar by a hinge-joint 62 and' having hook-shaped ends 63 that are held by a spring 64 against the periphery of a tumbler 65 on the e'nd of the sleeve. Under the rotation of the sleeve in either direction the shoulder 66 on the ascending side of the tumbler will engage the hoked end of the dog on that side and draw the type-bar back,4

while the shoulder on the opposite or descending rside 'will move away from the hooked end ofthe dog on that side without acting on it.

4The modification illustrated in Figs. 10

and 11 -for drawng back and releasing the 'type-bar has the advantage of securing a more direct action of the slide upon the typebar. t consists of a collar 70 turning on the same center with the sleeve, and connected to it by clutch-faces comprising a projecting segment 71 on the end ot the sleeve and corresponding segments 72, 73 on the circum-` but the collar will turn without moving` the sleeve when the slide s moves in the opposite direction, and no operation of the typebar p will then take place. The two flat springs 75, 76 pressing from opposite directions against a pin 77 `fixed in the collar 70, holds that part normally in position with its finger 7 4 perpendicular to the slide SX, and in the path of one of its stops. The function of these springs is to bring the collar back to its normal position after it has been struck and moved by the stop on the slide from either direction. As this construction will cause the type-bar to print only in the forward 0i` downward movement ofthe slide, and not when the slide is moved iii the opposite direction, a means is provided for operating the type-bar to record the return movement of either slide, so kas to make the. record show the conditions under which the signals were transmitted; and )articular-ly when one signal or order was c anged or substitutedfor another by the pilot. The record thus made will show also the sequence iii which the signals were sent to the engine-room. The. return-record as it may be termed, which is made by operating the type-bar in the contrary movement of the slide shows when the signals or orders were counterinanded, and is ei'lected by a rtubular rock-shaft 80 fitted loosely on a-f`ixed support S1 and having three radial arms, 82, 83, 84 standing at 90 apart, one of which extends perpendicularly downwards in the rpath of the stop on the slide; another S4 extending perpendicularly upward is confined between two Hat springs 85 86 that bear against it from opposite sides; and the third arniSB, projecting forwards at right angles to the others, rests upon anarni S7 on the sleeve of the type-bar. By pressing down upon that arm 87 when the `rocksliaft is partially rotated in one direction, the sleeveV 70 will be turned, thereb raising the outer end of the type-bar and t ien allowing it to spring back against the record-strip at the moment that the arm 83 ofthe rock-s iaft is released. This operation takes place, therefore, when the stop 40x strikes against and passes Vthe arm of the rock-shaft iii the reverse direction totliat indicated by the y arrow in Fig. 10.

A record is made also of those vibrations or motions of the engine or, other 'piece of apparatus orme'chanlsniwith which the apparatus is connected that are represented by the indicator a, and also of the changes in thel direction of the motion, as the same take place, through the medium of the Afollowing mechanism, the construction and operation of which will be described with reference to Fig. 1. is movable on a fixed stud or pivot 90, and its free end is movable in a short arc having the pivot 90 for a center of oscillation, and `also capable of moving with a long sweep or lswing from one side to the other over the surface of the record-strip, the extent of which in either direction is limited by the sto s 3l-92 on the stationaryY cross-bar 93. T ie marker with which the free end of the armf is provided consists of an ink-holding receptacle 94 having an elevated neck with a small outlet passage terminating in an outlet-aperture at the tip 95, the flow of .the ink therefrom being controlled and regulated by atmospheric pressure admitted through an aperture iii the ink-holder. The vibratory movements and a change in the position of this recording device from one side of the.

record-stri to the other are made to correspond wit i the vibratoiy movements .and changes in the working position of the indicator a., thus making a record not only of the revolutionsof the` engine-driven shaft, but also of thc changes taking vplace in the direction of its motion. This recording device is readihv actuated and moved by .thc same nica-ns that voperates and controls the indicator a.; as by connecting the armf by a wire 96 with the wire 3 that runs from thc bar d to the lever 5 on the engine-frame. The movements of that part 5 as it is struck by the projection on` the traveling cross-head-will thus be transmitted to the arm f as well as to the y indicator a, and both )arts will be moved in harmony with each ot ier, and in such inanner that the vibrations of the indicator will be marked on the record-strip by a zig-zarT line, the number or elements of which will vary in open or close order according to the rapidity of the movements imparted to the lever 5. In like manner, also, the recording devicef will be moved in an arc on the center 90 from one side to the other of the recordstrip as often as the indicator a. changes its working position, and by that movement the record as made by the recording-device will be transferred from one side to the other of the record-strip.

According to the arrangement of the mechanism shown in Fig. 1 t ie arni f will niark the zie-zag line along the left side of the record-strip as long as the engine-driven shaft continues to be driven "forward but being-shifted over the center to the opposite side, the arm will mark the zig-zag line on the o posite side, where it will be associated with tie records of the signals as printed by the type-bars in the set on the right of the center,

A record making arm f as often as the direction of the motion of the engine is changed to astern, andas long as the power-driven shaft continuesI to travel in that direction. 'l

The record-strip h is drawn from the lower roller 100 and Wound ,on the upper roll 1'01v at a uniform rate of movement under the recording-devices by a air of feed-rollers 102-103 connected wit a spring-motory of any well-known construction. The upper roller 101 is also connected with the motor b gears 105 for Winding up the record strip as 1t is drawn from the lower roll.

The movement of the record-strip is made a continuous one, by employing a s rin barrel of the required ower, and win ing 1t at pro er intervals. or that purpose the sprmgarrel, is connected with a Windingmeans o erated mechanically from the same means t at vibrate the indicator, so as to keep the barrel wound and in working condition as long as the indicating mechanism is in operation, Without requiring attention and winding by hand. Provision is made, however, for Windin the sprin fbarrel at the time of starting t e engine a ter the mechanism has been standing at rest long enoughor the spring-barrel to run down, by extending the end of a winding-shaft or arbor 106 through the end of the case to take a winding-key or crank. An eiiicient form of automatic winding mechanism for. the purpose is illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8. Fixed on the winding shaft 106 is a ratchet-wheel 110 situated under and in line'with a ratchettoothed portion 112 on the reciprocatory bar d, the teeth of which are set in the roper direction to act on the wheel 110 .1n the down-stroke of the bar but to slip in the opposite direction, thus convertin the reciprocating movements of the bar intol rotary movement of the Winding-shaft in one direction. This ratchet-toothed portion is a separate piece attached to the bar d by a hingejoint 108, so as to have a limited movement independently of the bar d, to en age and disengage the ratchet-wheel 110. T e means for throwing oil the winding-mechanism as often as the spring-barrel is wound up consists of a tilting switch-piece 113 pivotally sup orted beneath the stationary Ide-plate oft 1e slide 1*, and connected with t e part 112 by an arm 114, the end of which extends through a slot 115 of proper length to permit the longitudinal vibratory movement of the bar d. The shaft 106 is also connected with' a screw-shaft 109 by means of the long pinion 118 on the shaft 106 and the switch iece o erating-wheel 119 on the screw-sha t 109. T e hub of the wheel 119 is threaded to enage and work on the screw-shaft, and the atter is so geared into the rollers or parts actuated by the spring-barrel that as the spring-barrel runs down-in driving the record-strip the screw-shaft 109 will cause the 'rection contrar wheel to travel from left to right, or in a di to that in which the wheel as rotated by t e long pinion 11S will travel in the winding operatlon.

` The traveling gear-wheel islocm ed direer. 1j; under the switch-piece, and in auch close 1- lation to the edge of that ieee met when the wheel arrives at the en o1' irs travel at the left, as represented in Figs. and S, it will strike the incline on the left side of the tilting-piece and b elevating that end it will act to lift the ratc et-toothed iortion of the bar d and disenga e the rato et from the ratchet-Wheel 1 10 o the Winding-mechanism -By a contrary movement, or towards the right, as indicated by the dottedflines in Fig. 7, the wheel 119 on reaching the end of its travel in that direction will tilt the switchiece in the opposite direction, with the efect to set the ratchet-bar in working eng ement with the ratchet -wheel 110. he Wheel 119 thus travels in one direction under the action ofthe long pinion, but is caused to travel in the-opposite direction bythe screwshaft as the same is rotated by the ru down of the s ring-barrel. -When the revolutions of the ibng pinion exceed the rotative movement of the screw-shaft it will be seen that the `wheel moving towards the left will disengage the ratcheton the screw-shaft toothed bar from its ratchet-wheel, and the Winding operationv will cease. The parts will remain disconnected until the screwshaft turning in the opposite direction brings the wheel back to the startingoint at the right, whereupon the wheel wil `en age the inclined end of the switch-piece ang set the bar d into the ratchet-wheel. A flat spring 121 bearing on the top of the switch-piece holds that part in either of the positions indi- 165 cated, respectively, by the full lines and the dotted lines in Fig. 7. Under some conditions 'of use of this recording-mechanism where signals are transmitted arid the motions ofthe engine are changed at long intervals, rendering it unnecessary-to have the record-strip travel continuously, I have pro,- vided in addition to the winding-mechanism asto motion that, when thrown into action, will imit the movement of by stopping the spring-barrel when the record-strip has been given a predetermined length of travel, and holding 1t at rest until another signal is transmitted. An effective way of controlling the movements. of the 12o record-strip to set it in motion and to arrest its travel at a given interval after the record is made, is illustrated iii-Figs. 1 and 6, Where a locking lever 122 actingin con'unctionwith a disk 123 on the axle o f one o the gears in 125 the train prevents that part from rotating, and the record-strip from movi The hooked-end of' the lever when liftel above the shoulder 124 and allowed to ride on the edge of the disk unlocks the roller and the 130 the record-strip latter will be turned by the spring-barrel l moved. The two blocks are connected with until the disk 123 has completed a revolution, and the lever 122l engages the shoulder again. The locking-lever is raised to release and set the record-strip in motion at the required intervals by the meansseen in Figs. 1 and 6, consisting of a rotatable striker-bar 127 carrying loosely attached weights 128 on its ends, a lever 129 fulcrumed on a fixed support 130 and having its arm or member on one side of its fulcrum situated under or in the path. of the striker-bar, and its arm or member on the oppositev side connected to the locking-lever. A s ring 131 holds the lever 122 against the ed brings it back to place as often as it is set above the shoulder by the movement of the lever 129. When it is desired to have the record-stri y travel continuously the disk 123 is loosene on its shaft, so as to remain stationar f while the rollers being no longer controlled by it, will rotate continuously.

That `feature in the present invention which provides for a .warning signal whenever a change made in the movements of the engine in response to a signal does not correspond to the order transmitted to the engineroom, has for its object to notify the engineer of any error on his part in understanding and obeying the signals, and also to give timely information to the pilot of any mistake on the part of the engineer.

Figs. 1, 12 & 13 represent a means for operating a warning signal by closing an electrical circuit in which is included a battery 133` to supply current, and an electrically-operated signa such as an electric bell 134,*to give an audible'signal: or an electric lamp, when a visual signal( may be preferred to a bell. 'lhis device is associated with and -actuated iii one way from the vibrating indicator a as shown in Figs. 1 12 and 13, or, in another way, from the movements ofv the recordingdevice f as illustrated in Figs. 14, 1.5, 16.

In Fig. 12 one pole of the battery 133 is represented as so connected by a wire 135 to the guides 2 that the bar d and the sleeve 10 will be included in the circuit and form conducting elements thereof. To the opposite pole are connected by conductors 136 two' sets of circuit-closing contact-arms 137-138, situated on opposite sides of and in line with the ends of the sleeve 10, that carries the indicator a. Each circuit-closerl is composed primarily of an arm movable in a limited arc on a pivot 139, and held by a spring 140 in a horizontal position over and in line with a movable block 141 (or 142) havin an inclined face, but capable ofyi'elding and eing turned up as it is struck b the inclined face of the l operating block. he inclined faces of the two blocks are brought againstl `the arms when the blocks are drawn towards them, and one or the other of the arms 137-138 is moved and held as the blocks 141, 142 arey ge of the disk, and

the wires of the telegraph by a wire 144 attached to the lower end of the block 141, and a wire 145 carried from the block 142 in the same direction to the outside. These wires 144-145 are connected to the wires 55-57 in the signaling-mechanisin, as seen in Fig. 1, and the two blocks are connected together b a wire 148 attached to the upper end of, eac block and laid over a pulley 150. The effect of this arrangement is to draw one block upward or away from the contact-arm lying over it, and at the same time draw the other block downward, or into such position under the lother contact-arm that the inclined face of the block will elevate the free end of the arm and hold it out of the path of'a standing or contact-pin one 151 being iixedat the lower end, and the other 152 at the upper end of the sleeve 10. As the blocks 141-142 are connected with the telegraph, itwill be seen that the block 141 will raise and hold the arm 138 out of the path of the` pin 152 on the sleeve 10 when the telegraph pointer is set over to the riglht, and the block 142 will simi' larly act on t e arm 137 of the other circuitcloser when the `pointer is set over to the left. Under these conditions it will be obvious that as long as the change made inthe direction of the motion of the engine sets the sleeve 1() in proper working position on one side or the other/of the center X in response to the sigi nal given, the adjustment of the sleeve l() always corresponds to the character of the signal, and it will occu y a position on the aheadside of the sig t-opening. when the pointer 'v is set to indicate a forward signal, and on the fastern side when the signal transmitted is of the contrary character; and as the blocks 141,-142 always lfollow the movements of the pointerand are set in osition accordingly, to throw one or the ot er of the circuit-closing arms out of action, there will be no contact between the arm and the adjacent contact-pin on the sleeve 10 durin the time the arm is raised and held up. But s ould the sleeve 10 be changed as to its working plosit'ion and be brought in close relation to t ecircuit-closing arm that has not been properly set out of operative position by its inclined-facel block beine moved in the right direction, a circuit will be completed through the signal-actuating means at the instant that the contact-pin on the sleeve 10 is brought against the contact-arm of the ciris determined by turni mitted; the circuit-closer 137 being set out of position when a forward signal is given, and the circuit-closer on the o posite side of the sleeve 10 when the signa isfof a contrary character.

Instead of operated from the motion-indicat` means, as above described, the warning-signal can be combined with the recor -mechanism by using the vibrating recor A-arm f to operate the circuit-closer, or as a part of such means; and I have illustrated in Figs. 14, 15 and 16, a construction of circuit-closing means controlled b 4the recording-arm f which will be foun well adapted for the purpose6 ln this modification the circuit-closers 154-155 are pivotally attached at, 15,6 to a bridge or fixed support 157 under which the recording-arm f is situated, and movable on their pivots from a horizontal position clear of the arm f, to an angular position in the path of the arm. Both circuit-closers 154-155 are connected in circuit with one pole of a battery 200 through a conducting wire 201 and the bridge 157, and the arm f is connected into the opposite pole through a conducting-Wire '202 thus using that part as a means to complete a circuit through the battery and the alarm bell 204 by coming in contact with one or the other of the arms 154-155. The moment of contact and closing of the circuit into anvinclined position in the path of the arm f that one of the circuit-closers 154-155 that lies directly over the working position of the army", and the latter in its vibration willstrike the plate and close the circuit at the moment that the plate is turned dawn. The two plates 154, 155 are necessarily arraned in this manner over op osite sides oft e arm' f, for the reason t at the latter will occupy one working 1position when recording the forward revo utions of the engine-driven shaft, and a different working-position onY the opposite side of the center when it is recordmg the backward motion of the shaft, and one or .the other of the circuit-closers 154-155 is set in the path'of the arm f according to the particular osition occupied by the arm at the time. he circuit-closers154-155 are controlled as to position through the adjustmentor movements of the signaling-mechanism, so that the circuit-closing plate lyin over the arm when that part is in norma working position will be turned up out of the way, but the opposite circuit-closing plate will be turned down. Thus, for illustration, when a signal to change the motion from astern to ahead is transmitted, the hinged plate.155 will be turned down. in the path of the arm f; but as the normal working-position of that arm under those conditions is `on the leftl of the center and not on the right, no circuit will be formed, and the alarm-bell will not sound. Should the engineer, however, fail to understand thesignal and adjust the engine to give the shaft a different direction of motion from that called for by the signal, the armf which follows the indicator ain its movements will be shiftedover to the right; or it will be working out of its normal position,'and it willcome in contact with the plate 155 which is holding an inclined position at 'the time,with the result to close the bell-circuit and sound an alarm. The hinged plates 154-155 are set into and out of such inclined position by the means acted on by the mechanism that records the signals and comprising the following parts, the arrangement and operation 0f which will be more readily understood by referring to Figs. 14, 15 and 16:-Behind or under the hinged plates 154-155 is a stifl' bar 205 attached at one end to a rigid support206, and carrying on its free end a crosspiece 207, 'on the ends of which are two standing-pins "208, 209, one situated under the -longer member of the hingedplate 154, and the other under the corresponding longer member of the other plate 155. The bar 205 being situated directly over and in close relation to the type-carrying head of the middle type-bar g, its outer end will be thrown u ward -or towards the members of the hmged plates that lie .over the standing pins 208-209, and the latter -thereby will strike against and raise that one of the hingedplates which may have been occupying an inclined position. As the middle type-bar g is operated both when a stop signal and a start signal is transmitted, y as already described, it will be seen that the plates 154-155 will b'e set out of the path of the motion -.recording arm f before either an ahead signal or an astern signal is given, thereby bringing the plates in position ready to be turned down over the arm f on the one side or the other, according to the character of the signal' next-transmitted. The means for turning down the plate 154 'consistsy of an arm 210, fixed at one end on the stationarybar 206 and carrying on its free end two standing-pins 212, 213, one of which is situated directly under the lon er arm or member of the hinged plate 155,V ut the other under the shorter member of the opposite plate 154. The arm 21'() also lies over and in close relation to the first ty e-bar p in the series on the right of the mldpdle t pe-bar q, and is thrown upward or outward y the up-stroke of the type-bar.

As often as an ahead signal is transmitted b the tele raph it is recorded on the recordstrip, an ,at the same time the arm 214 is thrown'by the type-bar against the hinged-plates 154 or 155, with the effect to raise the plate l154, 'if it should be occupying an inclined position, and simultaneously turn down the opposite plate 155.- An arm 210 of the same form and correspondingly arranged over the first type-bar in vthe series on the right, operates in a similar manner to turn down the plate 154 and raise the plate 155 at' the moment thatkan astern signal is sent over the telegraph, and 'the contact 155 is properly set to clear the arm f while that part 1s vibrating in the proper working-position on the right; but the other 154 to stand in the path of the arm, if it should be improperly shifted or causedto occupy a position on the left of the center. The ends of theshorter arms or members of the two plates 154-155 being in contact with a spring 217 supported from the bridge are supported in eit ier the elevated or the inclined position. With the arm f in .pro er working-position on the left; as indicated 1n Fig. 14, the contacteplate 154 will stand clear o the arm, as indicated by the full lines on the left, but the opposite late 155 will be inclined as shown by the full lines on the right of the center. This posi tion of the circuit-closers 154-155 calls for 'p the arm f to occupy a working-position on the left where it may vibrate without making. contact with the circuit-closers,154-155; and when the arm f is pro erly set in res onse to a fforward signal) transmitted to t ie engine-room it will vibrate without mak` ing contact with the circuit-closers 154, or 155, and no alarm will be sounded. On the other hand, should the engineer misunderstand the signal and reverse the -engine the motion-recording armfwill be set over to the right, where it will immediately make contact with the inclined circuit-closer 155 and thus close the alarm-circuit. The same action takes place when the engine is caused totravel forward in response to an astern signal, excepting that the relative positions of the circuit-closers 154-155 will be reversed, and they will be set in the position, indicated by the dotted lines.

An important feature in maintaining the eflicient working-condition of the indicating and the recording-mechanism consists in a circuit controlling device interposed or placed in the connecting wire through which the movement of one part is transmitted to another part ormember, and so arranged that it operates to close an electric-circuit upon a bell when the wire breaks. This device is of advantage particularly in those situations where a wire of considerable length is used, or Where a wire is of necessity concealed from view, or is not under frequent inspection. It consists of two circuit-closing contacts held normally a art by the tension that is maintained on t e wire while it is in working condition, -but acting to close an electrical circuit at the instant that the wire breaks or its tension is reduced below the working point. The contacts last mentioned are the terminals of an electrical circuit in which is included a source of current and an electric bell 18,4, or an incandescent light.

contact 180 fixed in the end of a tube 181 and insulated from it, is connected by a wire 182 with one pole of a battery 183; another wire 182a connectin the tube to the opposite pole of the battery rings in the tube, and also a plunger. 185 inclosed by the tube as elements or members of the circuit. A device of this kind is interposed inthe wire 3 that connects the bar d with the vibrating-means on. the engine, as seen at 181, Fi s. 1 and l12. This device is also placed in t e Wires that connect the type-bar actuating `means in the recording-mechanism with or into the Wires 55-57 ofthe telegra h, as seen at 181, 181D, in Fig. 1. A -coiled-spring 19() interposed betweenvthe plunger and the end of the tube and kept in a state of com` ression by the tension on the wire brings t e plunger a ainst the contact 180 whenever the wire brea s or, when through the derangement of connected arts the wire becomes slack, or the tension 1s reduced below the proper degree ,to keep the mechanism in working condition, and the spring 190 is allowed to act. This device is applied to advantage whenevera wire transmitting the motion of one part of the mechanism to another is maintained under a condi tion of tension sufficient to hold lback the plunger against the reactive force of lthe spring behind the plunger. It is of advantage, also, in maintaining a Wire undernormal or proper working tension.

In Figs. 5 and 1.8 is shown a means for dating the record-strip kfrom day to day when it is desired to separate the records of one dayl from another. This is accomplished by mounting over the record-stri a set of printing-wheels 170, 171, v172, similar to the ordinary dating-stamp, on a common axle 173 Ain a movable frame 174, and connecting with the frame a plunger or handle 175, the head of rwhichis situated outside the case. The

frame`174 is pivotally attached to a fixed support 176 and is held in position with the wheels normally out of Contact with the record-strip by a spring 177. The rims of tliewheels project through an opening in the front or the case for turning them to change the date. An in'ipressionv is made .on the record-strip by pressing in and then releasing the plunger, and the wheels are conveniently changed and set for a new date by 4rotating them from the outside of the case.

I have herein described and illustrated a' record as Well its change of motion and its relative rate of speed. I do not desire to be understood, therefore, as restricting or limiting the scope of my invention to its combination with a reciprocating engine, or to a shaft driven by an engine ofr that class or description.

The recording device, consisting of the marki arm f, or its equivalent, is arranged to be s ted in consonance with the movements of the parts o l the engine that control the direction of motion of the shaft, bein shifted to" record on one side of the recor strip when the parts of the engine are set to turn the shaft forward, and to the other side of the record strip when the parts are set to reverse the shaft. Besides these relatively lo shift movements of the recording arm,

which indicate ositions of the parts to give motion in one irection or the other, the recording device is arranged to make a record indicative of the speed of the engine or of the fact that it is at rest. By reference to Fig. 1 there will be seen upon the part of the record sheet or st'rip that is about to be Wound on the roller 101 a curved line, made by shifting the marker from one side of the strip to the other and indicating a movement of the parts of the engine to change the direction of movement of the shaft. Observing the record made along the left of the sheet, it will be seen that after the shift, indicating a setting of the parts to give a particular direction, there was a short space of time during which the engine was at rest, indicated by the strai ht line parallel with the edge of the strip. hen the engine began to move slowly, as indicated by the open zigzag line made by the vibrations of the. marker f, after which the speed of the engine was increased as indicated by the zigzag line adjacent to the mark 2, and after running at this speed for a short time, a faster and erhaps full speed was attained as indicated y the close zigzag markings extending downward to the marker on the arm f.

What I claim is l. In a motion-indicator and recorder for an engine-driven shaft the combination, of a motion-indicating hand means vibrating the hand in harmony with the revolutions of the shaft; a movable record-strip; a recordingdevice in contact with the record-strip; means for vibrating said recordin -device in harmony with the vibrations o the said hand; means for chan ing the working position of the motion-in icating hand in every change takin lace in the direction of the revolutions o t e shaft; and means operating at the moment of every change 1n the direction of the motion to similarly change the position of the recording-device upon the record-strip.

2. In a motion-indicator and recorder for a revolving shaft the combination, of a motion-indicating hand; means for vibratin the hand in harmony with the revolutions o the shaft; means operati to give 'the said hand a given position Wit out affecting its vibrations when the shaft is revolving in one direction, and another position when revolving in a contrary direction; a movable recordstrip; and a single recording-device actuated from the hand-vibrating means and operating to make a record on the record-stri the vibrations of the said hand an to cha e the relative ition ofits record simu taneously with t e change in the position of the motion-indicating hand.

3. In a motion-indicator and recorder for ofl hand to c an e the relative position on the record-strip o the record made by the recording-device.

4. In a device for indicating and recording the motions of an engine-driven shaft the combination, of a motion-indicatin hand; means for impartin longitudinal vi ratory motion to the han from, and in harmony with, the revolutions of the engine; means olperating to change the relative position of t e motion-indicatin hand when the engine is reversed; a mova le record-strip; means for giving progressive movement to the record-stri an oscillating recordin device; means or actuating said recordin evice in harmony with the vibrations of t e motionindicating hand; and means connecting said recording-device with the hand and operating to change the relative working-position of the said recording-device from one part to another part of the record-bearing surface of the said strip, as often as the direction of th motion being recorded is reversed.

5. The combination, with a revoluble shaft and means for Idrivin the same and for changing its direction o motion; of a motionindicating device having vibratory motion in harmon with the shaft; means for varying the wor ingosition of the said device to indicate there y the direction in which the shaft is being driven; a recordin -device operating to make a record of such in working-position, and also of its vibrations; a signal-transmittin means o erating sets of signals for contro in the direction and var lng the character o the motion of the sha t both ahead and astern, re-

variations .acting members, one of which is a justed as to its operative position from the signaltransmitting means, and means controlling the o erative position of the other co-acting mem er from the shaft-driving means.

6. In a motion-indicator and recorder the combination, withl an engine-driven shaft having revolving motion variable in character and in direction from adjustments of the engine; of a signal-transmitting device adapted to transmit one set of signals for controllin ,the motion of the shaft in one direction, an another set of signals for controlling its motion in the contrary direction; a movable record-strip; a set of independent record-y .making parts for making a separate record of each'set of signals in the order of their transmission; means ,for making a continuous record on. the record-strip of the motion of the shaft; and means operating to change the character of the record coincidently with the change in the characteror in the direction of themotion of the shaft.

7. In a motion-indicator and recorder for an engine-driven shaft,v the combination of the movable record-strip; resilient type-bars,

individual rock-shafts therefor, means actuated by each rock-shaft for alternately decting and releasing its associated type-bar; al slide-plate; stops on the slide-plate adapted to engage and Aselectively move the rockshafts according to the length of the movement imparted to the slide-plate; a signaltransmittin device adapted to transmit different signa s by a variable length of movement of the transmitting means; and means operating the said slide-plate to move the same coinciden'tly with the movement of saidy transmitting means.

8. The combination, with the resilient type-bar iixed at one end and carrying on the free end a type-head; of the rock-shaft having radially projecting arms, the links loosely connecting the type-bar to the arms on opposite sides of the axis of the rockshaft, and a reciprocative slide-plate having a stop adapted to engage and rotatively move the rock-shaft, asa means of alternately delecting and releasing the type-bar.

9. In a motion-indicator and recorder for an engine-driven shaft, a motion-indicating device; means for vibrating the said device in harmony with the motions of the enginedriven shaft; a movable record-strip; means for making a record on the record-stri of the vibrations of the indicating-device; eedingrolls for advancing the paper under the recordingmeans; a spring-barrel geared into the said rolls; and mechanism adapted to Wind the spring-barrel from the movements of the indicator-vibrating means, including the reciprocating ratchet-tooth bar; ratchetwheel connected with the winding-arbor; the screw-shaft; the traveling pinion on said shaft; the long pinion actuated from the sEring-barrel; means actuating the screws aft from the record-strip; feeding-rolls; the

tilting switch-piece, engaging the traveling pinion; and means connecting the ratchettoothed bar with the switch-piece.

10. The combination, wlth the recordstrip feeding-rolls of a stop-motion com risin a stop-wheel geared into the arbor o one ro l; a spring-held locking lever, a rotatable fly-shaft, arms thereon, a lever pivotally mounted in the path of the arms, and a rod connecting the lever with the locking-lever.

11. In an organized mechanism for indicating and recording the movements of an engine-driven shaft the combination, of a signaltransmitting means for controlling the motion of the enfrine; means o erated from the movements of the said signa -transmitting means for making a recordlof the signals, said means including a connectingwire; means for maintaining said wire under tension; and an alarm-signal device interposed in said wire and containing two co-actmg members which are normally held out of action by the tension of the Wire, and a spring adapted-to bring said co-acting members in engagement and thereby operate the alarmsignal when the Wire breaks or slackens so'as t0 become ineffective. l

12. In a motion-indicator for an enginedriven shaft, the combination, of a reciprocative bar; a spring attached thereto; means for moving the bar in opposition to said spring and in harmony With the revolutions of the engine, comprising a finger on the cross-head of the engine, a lever pivotally tuated from the reversing-mechanism, said means operating to change the Working-position of the bar in every reversal of the engine without affecting the reciprocating movements of the bar.

13. The combination of -a motion-indicating device; means for vibrating said device in harmony with the revolutions of the shaft; means for varying the position of said device according to the direction in which the shaft is being revolved; means foi transmitting sets of signals-for controlling the direction ,and varying the character of the motion of the shaft; means for recording the signals,

engine, substantially as set forth.

. movable part ofthe engine, arranged to shift and means for operating a signal from the motion of the revoluble shaft when the direction of the motion of the shaft does not conform to the character of the signal transmitted and recorded comprising an electricallyactuated signal in circuit with a source of current and with circuit-closing devices; and means operating to set one of said circuitclosing devices in operative position from the movements of the signal-transmitting means, and the other of said circuit-closing devices from the movement of the motion-indicating devices under a change in its working-position.

14. The combination of a revoluble shaft, means for driving the saine and for changing the direction of its revolutions; an alarm-signal; and means for operating said signal, including two co-acting members one of which is adjusted as to its operative position with respect to the other from the movement of the signal-transmitting means, and means for setting the other co-acting member in one position-from the motion of the shaft in one direction, and another osition when the motion is in the contrary irection a recording device; means for operating the recording-device from the movements of the revoluble-shaft, and means for controlling the alarm-signal, whereby the same is operated when the recording-device fails to operate in harmony withthe signaltransmitting means.

15. In a motion-indicating and recordingdevice, the combination with a line of wire maintained under tension and adapted to connect the reciprocating-mechanism with the part to be reciprocated of means for giving an alarm-signal when the tension of the wire is reduced below the working degree, comprising a tube, a plunger movable therein; an electrical contact in the tube insulated therefrom, a spring operating to bring the plunger against the said contact, a battery aving one pole connected into the tube, and the opposite pole into the said contact; the said tube and the plunger forming a coupling between two portions of the line of wire.

16. In a motion recorder for an engine, the combination of a record stri a recording device for making a recoid on t e strip arranged to be shifted from side to side of the strip and. also to be vibrated when in position at one side or the other of the strip, and connections between the said recording device and a the recording device to indicate that the parts are set to turn the shaft in one direction or the other, and arranged also to cause the indicating device to be vibrated after it has been shifted to indicate the speed of the 17. A motion recorder for an engine coinprising a-record strip,means for giving a longitudinal movement to the said strip, a rel cording device for marking the strip, the strip and recording device bei transversely movable relative to eagh ot er, and means connected with and receiving motion from the en 'ne arranged to shift the relative positions o the strip and recorder to mark alon one side or the other of the strip accordingly as the engine is set to drive forward or backward, and arranged also to transversely vibrate the said arts with reference toeacli other to show t e speed of the engine, substantially as set forth.

18. In' a motion recorder for a' driven shaft of a piece of mechanism, the combination of a record strip, means for moving it longitudinally, a recording device for making a -record thereon arranged to be shifted from one side of the strip to the other and also to be vibrated when 1n position at one side or the other, and connections between the recording device and the said mechanism arranged to shift the recording device to one position when the parts are set to cause revolutions of the shaft 1n one direction' and to another position when set to give revolutionsin the opposite direction, and arranged also to vibrate the recording device in consonance with the speed of rotation ofthe shaft when in either position, substantially as set forth.

19. In a motion indicator and recorder for an en 'ne, the combination of an indicator, a

recor stri means for moving the strip longitudinally, a recording device for marking the strip, the strip and recording device betransversely movable relatively to each ot er, and means connected with and receiving motion from the engine, and arran ed to simultaneousl and s chronously sh` t the indicator, an the re ative ositions of the strip and recorder, according as the engine is set to turn forward or bacgward, and arranged also to vibrate the indicator, and the strip and recorder with reference to each other, to show the stantially as set fort 20. In an apparatus for making upon a movable strip a recordof the working of an engine, the combination of means for moving the strip longitudinally,means for making *on the strip a record ofthe Working of the enginev connected with and receiving motion from a moving part of the latter, and means for winding up or storing power for operatin the strip-moving mechanism connectedwit the means that operate the recording devices, substantially as set forth. Y

21. In a device for making a record of the movements of a piece of mechanism upon a movable strip, the combination of means for movin the strip, recording devices operating t ereon, a power-storing device for o erating the strip-moving means, a movab e part receiving motion from the said mechanism, connections between the said power 'slp'e'e'd of the engine, subl substantiall storing device and the said movable part, and means for controlling the said connections,

as set forth. l i

` 2,2. In a evice for making a record upon a movable strip, the combination of means for moving the strip, recording devices operating thereon, connectionsb'etween the recordmarking devices and the part Whose motions are recorded, a power-storing device for operatin the strip -moving means, connec-l tlons etWeen the said poWer-storlng device yand the connections through which the recording devices are o erated, and means for breaking the last `sai connections when the said device is Wound u and for restorin the connections as it runs own, substantial y as set forth. c A

1- 23. In a device for makin a record of signals given an engineer and o Athe movements of the engine in response thereto, the combination of a movable strip, a train of mechanism for moving the strip, winding-'u devices for said-train of mechanism operate l by connections with the engine, means for making on the strip a record of the signals or' orders given the engineer, connections leadin from a distant oint controllin the means 0r o erating t e recording evices for signa s given, and a stop device operated by the last said connections for limitin the distance which the strip will be move substantially as set forth. 24. In an apparatus for making a record of signalstransmitted from a distant point, the combination of a series of independent record-making parts, means for operating the said record-making parts in sequence as the means are moved in one direction and for again operating them in reverse order as they are moved in the other direction, Whereby the first set of orders or si nals are countermanded, and connections or movin the last said means, substantially as set fort WALTER S. RUSH.

Witnesses: EDWARD E. 0sBoRN,

L. FRANK. 

